Trevor's Book Club Selection : "Wake in Fright"

16/08/2013

Wake in Fright : Have you read it yet ? If not get busy over the weekend ! It's Trevor's choice for the next Overnights Book Club. 'Wake in Fright' by Kenneth Cook is the original outback horror story. It tells the story of a young teacher's stopover in the town of Bundanyabba where he finds himself trapped in an alcohol fuelled and violent nightmare.Wake in Fright was made into a film in 1971. Thought to be lost for many years the original print was found and reissued and has achieved cult status . You can purchase the film on DVD at the ABC shop and see the trailer below

Is it still relevant today? What is it saying about mateship? Trevor will be discussing the book on Tuesday 20th August . His book club expert is Dr Toni Johnson-Woods from the School of English at the University of Queensland. They look forward to hearing from you